Apparatus and methods for voice titles

An apparatus for providing voice titles for video programs recorded on a recording medium comprising:

• means for recording video programs on the recording medium and for displaying on a screen a directory of the video programs recorded on the recording medium and for selecting one of the video programs from the directory, wherein the directory includes textual titles associated with the displayed video programs and wherein the textual titles are generated from the textual title signals;
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• audio processing means, coupled to the means for recording video programs, for generating audio signals of titles for the recorded programs, converting the audio signals to textual title signals, storing the textual title signals, and for converting a stored textual title signal, corresponding to a selected video program, to an audio signal to apprise a user of the voice title of the selected video program.

An apparatus for providing voice titles for video programs recorded on a recording medium comprising:

• means for recording video programs on the recording medium and for displaying on a screen a directory of the video programs recorded on the recording medium, the directory including textual titles derived from stored textual title signals;
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• audio processing means, coupled to the means for recording video programs, for generating audio signals of titles for the recorded programs, converting the audio signals to textual title signals, and storing the textual title signals.